Wijckel

Also known as Wikel

Wijckel () is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 645 in 2017.

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Settlement.name: Wijckel
Settlement.native_name: Wikel
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Wijkcel met de stoere kerktoren..jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Wijckel church
Settlement.image_flag: Wijckel vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Wikel wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Gaasterlân Sleat Wikel.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize

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Wijckel () is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 645 in 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Wicle. The etymology is unclear. Wijckel is a spread out village along the roads. The Dutch Reformed Church has a 15th-century tower which has been enlarged in 1821. In 1671, a new church has been adjacent to the tower. In 1840, Wijckel was home to 470 people. In 1975, the tjasker Zandpoel was built.